Tag Archive | parents
Listening to the “Flip-Side”
If you are at least as old as I am you will remember the old “forty-five” records. As you know the artists recorded their new hit single on one side and on the “flip-side” was some little known song that seldom made the charts and was hardly ever heard. Isn’t that the way with so […]
Striking the Perfect Balance
The college tennis season is in full swing, and with that a whole new reality. Ready or not here it comes! Off season practice and work-out schedule seemed rather daunting to me but it is nothing compared to the tennis season schedule. These young men and women who take on the challenge of playing college […]
Preparation Checklist: Item #2
If you have been following the Crazytennis mom you know that my son has just started his journey into D1 tennis. As a tennis parent it is time for me to sit back and reflect on what kind of tennis parent I was. It is time to see if I did my job of raising […]
Preparation Checklist: Item #1
If you have been following the crazytennis mom you know that my son has just started his journey into D1 tennis. As a tennis parent it is time for me to sit back and reflect on what kind of tennis parent I was. It is time to see if I did my job of raising […]
Opportunity Knocks.
Is that opportunity knocking… no just my son’s new room-mate. I though I would take a quick minute to remind all the tennis parents and junior tennis players about how important it is to be a good student and strong role model as well as a good tennis player. My son is not the top […]
Unexpected Benefits
Once again I find myself amazed at the benefits my son receives from being a tennis player. As a parent we should never forget how many extra opportunities are given to our children simply because they are a tennis player. When you get discouraged because of lack of progress in their game, poor performance in […]
Back to Basics
Sometimes you just need to get back to basics. No need for anything fancy or complicated just plain old hitting the ball. This is the theory behind the training schedule for our son this summer. For the first time in four years he isn’t off to a tennis academy. Instead he is at the summer […]
The Crazy Tennis Mom Goes to College
Wow life has been crazy over the last few weeks. So sorry for the lack of attention to my blog. I am happy to say I am now officially the crazy tennis mom of a college student. Even more exciting, I am the crazy tennis mom of a college tennis player!!! Last week I had […]
Let’s Play in the Clay!
Summer is here so it’s time to get out and play in the sand. Well maybe not sand, but definitely clay! Watching the French Open has brought back the ongoing debate over why certain countries have better clay court players than others. Naturally the discussion always come back to the Americans not having enough experience […]
Stay or Go? It’s Up to You.
Stay or go? That is the question I ask every summer when it comes to my son’s tennis. Do I send him away again or should he stay with the family for the summer? Ultimately the decision is his and every year “GO” has won. The first time we left him to train in the […]
